Do we need a short-term let control zone here?

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Our lead story for this issue rounds up the results of a reader poll we carried out into the regulation of Short Term Lets.

With local councillors hinting that there may be a formal consultation on this issue in the coming months, we asked our readers whether more needs to be done to control the number of short-term lets in the area.

Locals share their views on what, if anything, needs to be done on pages 8&9.

Also in this issue:

• What will you find at first ever West Fest?
• MP ‘furious’ about local Royal Mail service
• Sitooterie launches anniversary calendar
• Doors Open Day at Gairloch Museum
• Gairloch Community Council on museum Roundhouse plans
• What’s next for West Coast Arts?
• New training initiative for school leavers
• Dorothy Malone on historic housing
• Wester Loch Ewe Trust seeks local views
• New electric vehicle charging tariffs
• Butterflies, birch and birds: Peter Cunningham's nature diary
• Our local directory and events guide

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